State Systems for Overseas Voters Vulnerable

States trying to make it easier for troops overseas to vote have set up voting systems that are vulnerable to hacking when they allow voters to return ballots online, via e-mail, or Internet fax, says a state-by-state report released today.

The report on state voter systems evaluates each state on five criteria: 1) paper ballots or a paper record of electronic votes; 2) paper backup for electronic return of overseas ballots; 3) contingency plans at polling places if machines fail; 4) reconciliation of voter lists with vote/ballot totals; and 5) post-election audit of vote tallies.

The report, Counting Votes 2012, by the Verified Voting Foundation, Common Cause Education Fund and Rutgers Law School Constitutional Litigation Clinic, says all states should require overseas ballots to be mailed because even faxed ballots can't be independently audited.

Use the above link to read the report and view the interactive charts.









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